SIT773 - Software Requirements Analysis and Modelling

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Guangyan Huang
Trimester 2: Guangyan Huang
Trimester 3: Deepti Aggarwal
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MSC705
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings.

Note:

Students enrolled in S406, S408, S434, S464, S470, S479, S506, S507, S508, S536, S538, S735, S737, S739, S770, S779, are not eligible to enrol in the following units:

SIT771 Object-Orientated Development
SIT772 Database and Information Retrieval
SIT773 Software Requirements Analysis and Modelling
SIT774 Web Technologies and Development

Content

The aim of this unit is to develop students' skill and provide training essential for information systems development through the application of methodologies, techniques and professional practices of system analysis. Students will study a set of core and contemporary concepts, principles and development approaches of system analysis. Students will also apply those on real world requirement analysis and system modelling activities by using emerging industry standard Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and practices. Students will be able to incorporate and apply knowledge, skills and professional practices attained in this unit to substantial real world information system development projects in workplaces. Hands on experience (HOE) achieved in this unit will help students to apply and become an effective system analyst in business organizations. Completion of this unit will also help students to continue further study on advanced units of systems analysis and design.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Make sense of stakeholder ideas to identify and document software system functional requirements by applying core principles and approaches of system analysis. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2 Create and explain logical models that represent systems and their operations to document requirements. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3 Identify and explain non functional requirements and analyse the feasibility of non-functional constraints on the operation of the system. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4 Produce a logical plan that explains the process for translating the requirements into a working software system drawing from established methodologies. GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO5 Justify achieved outcomes through providing relevant evidence and critiquing the quality of that evidence against given criteria. GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Modelling artefacts, diagrams, proposal and reflections 100% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT773 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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